NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Allan Frederick Hathaway v State of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 116
HEARING DATE(S) : 27/08/08-29/08/08, 01/09/08-05/09/08, 08/09/08-11/09/08, 13/10/08, 15/10/08
JUDGMENT DATE : 23 April 2009
JUDGMENT OF : Simpson J
DECISION : Parties to bring in short minutes of order.
CATCHWORDS : TORTS - Trespass - trespass to the person - assault - TORTS - Malicious prosecution - essentials of cause of action - malice - absence of reasonable and probable cause - whether purpose of bringing action improper - decision by prosecutor to bring a criminal prosecution, subjective and objective tests - EVIDENCE - Witnesses - plaintiff's credibility - failure to call witnesses - application of rule in Jones v Dunkel, inferences available from failure to call witnesses - DAMAGES - General principles - compensatory damages - exemplary damages
LEGISLATION CITED : Victims Compensation Act 1996 Evidence Act 1995
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
A v New South Wales [2007] HCA 10; 230 CLR 500 Abrath the North Eastern Railway CO (1883) 11 QBD 79 Mitchell v John Heine (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 466 Sharp v Biggs [1932] HCA 54; 48 CLR 81 CASES CITED : Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; 101 CLR 298 Uren v John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd [1966] HCA 40; 117 CLR 118 XL Petroleum (NSW) Pty Ltd v Caltex Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd [1985] HCA 12; 155 CLR 448 Lamb v Cotogno [1987] HCA 47; 164 CLR 1 Gray v Motor Accident Commission [1998] HCA 70; 196 CLR 1
PARTIES : Allan Frederick Hathaway (Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (Defendant)
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